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Post by Black Sam on Feb 5, 2011 15:16:42 GMT -5
I loved the original Starship Troopers novel, and yeah, nothing like the movie (but that entertained me too.) Orson Scott Card is amazing -- Ender's Game is my favorite book of all time. Another great but little-known one by Card is Enchantment, a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I loved the Russian mythology he mixes into the story, and I loved his Baba Yaga. She was delightfully bad.
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Post by preach901 on Jun 23, 2011 1:40:35 GMT -5
Not sure if this thread is "dead" or not but If you like Terry Brooks Check out his magical kingdom of Landover series. Also Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is rather enjoyable. If you like ur fantasy a bit whimsical Piers Anothony's Xanth series should fit the bill. It's kind of long though, I ended up getting the full 20 book set for like $10 at goodwill.
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Post by Black Sam on Jun 23, 2011 7:15:56 GMT -5
That's what bookmarks are for!
I love Piers Anthony, but my favorite of his was the Incarnations of Immortality. "For Love of Evil" is one of my long time favorites. I liked the Wheel of Time, but they're unnecessarily loonng. I like Terry Brook's storytelling, but not his writing style. He reminds me of Tolkein, with whom I have the same problem.
Flame on.
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Post by preach901 on Jun 23, 2011 8:30:47 GMT -5
That's what bookmarks are for! I love Piers Anthony, but my favorite of his was the Incarnations of Immortality. "For Love of Evil" is one of my long time favorites. I liked the Wheel of Time, but they're unnecessarily loonng. I like Terry Brook's storytelling, but not his writing style. He reminds me of Tolkein, with whom I have the same problem. Flame on. I understand what you mean about Tolkein. I can't even force myself to read Lord of the Rings, Because it just takes him to long to explain even the simplest of things. That's the problem I had with Shanara. With Landover however, it somehow seemed a little different. I really Liked the mix of light-hearted humor, good serious action, even a few references to classic literature. Just seemed better to me.
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Post by Black Sam on Jun 23, 2011 10:15:52 GMT -5
I might have to check that out. I've only read Shanara and yeah...ponderous description.
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Post by Dullahan on Jun 23, 2011 11:00:37 GMT -5
I've read the Sword of Shannarra, and the description is the LEAST of it's problems.
It wasn't horrible, but I have no desire to read it again.
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Post by Dullahan on Jun 23, 2011 11:01:38 GMT -5
As for Brooks, he is a good author. The description may be long, but it's generally good. And he at least describes stuff that's generally interesting.
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Post by Black Sam on Jun 23, 2011 14:06:13 GMT -5
Yup, I agree completely. Nifty ideas, but yeah.
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Post by Puck on Jun 23, 2011 14:11:06 GMT -5
Jim Butcher's Dresden Files Rob Thurman's Cal Leandros
Both are urban fantasy/Sci fi very good series, The Dresden files is on its..13th book I think coming July so it is a promise of a very good story that I find well developed (Opinion of course) But if you two care for magic thats not wand waving and more along the lines of boundaries, some private investigating and a great story check these out.
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Post by Black Sam on Jun 23, 2011 14:12:16 GMT -5
I've seen some of the tv series and enjoyed it. I might pick up the books one of these days...
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Post by Puck on Jun 23, 2011 14:18:11 GMT -5
I dont need to tell you the books are 100x better XD and I dont say this just so I can discuss a book with someone >>
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2011 15:29:47 GMT -5
It's been years that I've ready any book that wasn't a tech book, but I do have a few favorites.
My very favorite book series is "Casca," by Barry Saddler. It's the story of Casca The Eternal Mercenary. Casca Longinus was the Roman Solider that pierced Jesus in the side with the spear at the crucifixion, and was cursed to remain a soldier until Jesus' return. The whole series covers different places and times for the past 2000 years or so. It's a pretty great book series if you enjoy historical fiction. Historical fiction is my favorite genre, and Barry Saddler was a great author.
The Oz series is another good series. Frank Baum's books are classic, but he wasn't the only person who wrote books in the series. Several people took up writing in the series after he died. Last time I checked there were over 100 works in the entire series when you considered the apocryphal works.
I loved Salems Lot. In that book vampires were vampires, not whiny emo pedophiles like they are mostly portrayed now.
I normally don't like lawyer tv shows, but John Grisham is such a good author that I enjoy reading his books. He's so descriptive his books really don't leave much to the imagination.
I've been reading a little bit of Lovecraft's works, and I enjoy them so far.
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Post by preach901 on Jun 23, 2011 22:25:33 GMT -5
I loved Salems Lot. In that book vampires were vampires, not whiny emo pedophiles like they are mostly portrayed now. I second that Sentiment! When I think Vampires I think Anne Rice or Brahm Stoker. Not this Twilight, true blood, bull crap!! Personally I love the story of the vampire chronicles, and the movies weren't horrible either.
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Post by takewithfood on Jun 23, 2011 23:31:17 GMT -5
Oh, and I still REALLY want WK to read Lamb, by the same author. (Caution, that's a TV tropes page, so it's full of spoilers.) ~TWF
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Post by Black Sam on Jun 24, 2011 0:33:00 GMT -5
F-Bomb; hafta agree, John Grisham is an amazing writer, excellent craftsmanship, and I don't even like those sorts of stories.
I loved The Stand. Just throwing that out there.
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